[Ribbons had gotten up early that morning (pretty much at dawn, since he had a restless sleep) to finally get the things he needed from the Convenience Store.
What Hiling will see in the dining room, however, is a paper bag toppled over the table, and any organic content -- produce, a bouquet of flowers, prepackaged food -- dead and rotten, like dried corpses. And Ribbons, staring at his hands, horrified.]